Agence France-Presse on MSN

Patrice Lumumba: Congolese anti-colonial icon who angered Belgian king

Congolese independence hero Patrice Emery Lumumba shot to fame on June 30, 1960 with a blistering independence speech against ...
The New Times on MSN

‘M23 is doing very well, we have to give them time’ – DR Congo traditional chief

In areas under its control, the AFC/M23 movement in eastern DR Congo is “doing well,” but needs more time, a traditional chief said, suggesting that the group cannot be expected to have achieved so ...
Sahan Journal

DJ Mickey Breezy to kick off ‘Hands-On Hip Hop’ at Minnesota Children’s Museum

TruArtSpeak brings new hip-hop program to the Children’s Museum; art shanties return to Lake Harriet; a brewery book fair in Minneapolis and Congolese music at St. Paul’s Como Zoo conservatory.
Mongabay News

In the race for DRC’s critical minerals, community forests stand on the frontline

North of the limits of the Lukutwe community forest concession, two armed soldiers stepped in front of Valery Kyembo and his ...